The Georgia Department of Transportation says it will be manually cleaning drainage structures this week alongside State Route 145 in Stephens County. It is one of a number of routine maintenance activities scheduled for northeast Georgia counties this week. DOT officials said that while the drainage structures are being cleaned along State Route 145...

The Indian football team will head on the road for the first round of the state AAAA football playoffs next week. Stephens County lost its final regular season game at home Friday to Buford by a final score of 56-0. Indians’ Head Coach Frank Barden said that the team must turn its attention to...

Some local students finish among the top teams in the country in a national competition. The Stephens County Middle School FFA Parliamentary Procedure team represented the state of Georgia in the National Invitation Novice Parliamentary Procedure Competitive Event last week in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was sponsored by the Society for Agriculture Education Parliamentarians....

Stephens County will wrap up the regular season at home tonight against a nationally ranked opponent. Buford visits the Reservation tonight to take on Stephens County. The Indians come into the game 7-2 overall and 5-1 in Region 8-AAAA after losing in overtime last week to North Oconee, 21-14. Meanwhile, Buford is 9-0 overall...

Stephens County High School students are looking to stuff the bus again later this month. The third annual Interact Club “Stuff the Bus” canned food drive will take place from November 17 to November 21. Interact Club Advisor Derek Demmler said the drive will be held at Stephens County High School, Stephens County Middle...

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Authorities have released the name of a man who died last week in an accident on Interstate 85 in Franklin County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the man is identified as 55-year-old Roger Wayne Hughes of Fayetteville, Georgia. Hughes died last Wednesday, October 29 on I-85, near...